The two century old festival of spectacular procession of caparisoned elephants and enthralling percussion performances in a never ending succession is an 36 hours marathon event of incredible beauty, a feast for the eye and the ear, unfolding between 6 am to 12 noon the other day.

Before the advent of ThrissurPooram, the largest temple festival during summer in central Kerala was the one-day festival held at Aarattupuzha, 12 km south of the town.

The early political history of the District is interlinked with that of the Cheras of the Sangam age, who ruled over vast portions of Kerala with their capital at Vanchi.

The history of ThrissurDistrict from the 9th to the 12th centuries is the history of Kulasekharas of Mahodayapuram and the history since 12th century is the history of the rise and growth of Perumpadappu Swarupam.

ThrissurDistrict can claim the honour of having been in the forefront of the country-wide movement for temple entry and abolition of untouchability.

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Thrissur - At A Glance(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)

The term Thrissur is the abbreviated anglicised from of the Malayalam word "Thrissivaperur" which means the town of the 'Sacred Siva'.

The total population of Thrissurdistrict according to the census of 2001 is 2,975,440 of whom 1,422,047 are men and 1,553,393 are women.

The main canals of the district are: (1) Ponnani Canal in Chavakkad taluk, (2) Canoli Canal in Mukundapuram taluk, and (3) Shanmugham Canal in Mukundapuram taluk, and (4) Puthenthode in Thrissur taluk.

Thrissur is a major railhead on the railroad between Coimbatore and Cochin/Tiruvanandapuram.

Thrissur was also once known as Vrishachala or the hill of Nandi.

Festivals: Thrissur is the site of the annual Pooram festival attracting thousands, however the festival is not associated with the presiding deity here, although it is conducted in the vicinity of the temple.

The most important and popular attraction of the district is ThrissurPooram, a two century old festival celebrated with all pomp and splendor in April/May. A visit to Punnathur kotta, where elephants belonging to the temples in Thrissur and nearby areas are housed, will be an experience of a kind.

Thrissur is also famous for the breathtaking waterfalls at Athirapally and Vazhachal, and the variety rides at the water park there.

Thrissur an abbreviation of Thiru-Siva-Peruru has always been referred to as the culturalcapital of Kerala.

ThrissurPooram, for long as one can remember the two dominant temple groups hallowed by many temples in Thiruvambadi and Paramekkavu clans look into a friendly combat for supremacy, is celebrated every year during April- May.

Arattupuzha Temple, situated 16 Kms away from the town on the Thrissur- Kodungallor road, is known for its annual pooram festival held in April-May every year which is one of the most colourful carnivals of Kerala.

Thrissur is spanned out nearly 3,050 sq kms from the western ghat in the east, Arabian sea in the west, Ernakulamdistrict in the south and Palakkad in the north with a population of approximately 3 lakh.

ThrissurPooram is the most colourful temple festival of Kerala and attracts large masses of devotees and spectators from all parts of the state and even outside.

The Pooram Festival is celebrated by two rival groups representing the two divisions of Thrissur Paramekkavu and Thiruvambadi vying with each other in making the display of fireworks grander and more colourful.

Each group is allowed to display a maximum of fifteen elephants and all efforts are made by each party to secure the best elephants in South India and the most artistic parasols, several kinds of which are raised on the elephants during the display.

Thrissur is situated in south western India 10.52° N 76.21° E and is in the central part of Kerala state_name, India.

Thrissur is famous for the power loom industry and the Textile Mills like the Alagappa Textiles in AlagappaNagar, Kerala Lakshmi Mills at Pullazhi, Thrissur Cotton Mills at Nattika, Rajgopal Textiles at Athani, Sitaram Spinning and Weaving Mills Thrissur, Vanaja Textiles at Kuriachira and Kunnath Textiles at Thrissur.

Thrissur is situated almost centrally in KeralaState and is well connected by road and rail.

It is accessible by air from International Nedumbassery Airport Kochi (Cochin, Ernakulam) and by sea from Kochi seaport.

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Welcom to Thrissur Police.com(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)

Special sections were developed for the benefit of Women and Children, to facilitate their involvement in the community participation measures of the Thrissur Police.

Most have close ties with Thrissur; nearly 75% are natives of Thrissur and 90% have friends or relatives staying in Thrissurdistrict.

The success of these police-people meetings resulted in the establishment of a regular monthly public forum at the Thrissur Municipal Corporation, as well as other communities in the District, where people are enabled to approach police officers directly with their grievances.